The Grattan Institute has reported that the costs of solar panels have outweighed the benefits by almost A$10 billion in Australia. But the real benefits of cutting greenhouse emissions are much larger.

When the Rudd government announced the construction of the National Broadband Network in 2009 with an estimated cost of A$36 billion (and public sector contribution of $28 billion), it did so based on…

Tony Abbott has the support of business leaders, but will it last?
Nikki Short/AAPAugust 25, 2014

In his victory speech on election night last September, prime minister Tony Abbott declared Australia was “under new management and … once more open for business”. There were, of course, specific promises…

The NBN was not subjected to a cost benefit analysis - but this may not have circumvented controversy around the merits of the project.
AAP/Stefan PostlesAugust 6, 2014

Big infrastructure projects, such as the National Broadband Network, cost big money. So, how do we use public money wisely? For communications minister Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition government, a…